Match-safe.



No. 683,322. Patented Sept. 24, I901.

H. J. NOYES. I

MATCH SAFE.

(Application filed Aug. 10, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORATIO J. NOYES, OF ASHTABULA, OHIO.

MATCH-SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 683,322, dated September 24, 1901.

Application filed August 10,1900. Serial No. 26,487. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HORATIO J. Novas, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of Ashtabula, in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Match-Safes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to match-safes, and has for its object to provide a cheap and simple device for holding an ordinary box of matches in such a manner that the box becomes a constituent part of the safe.

The main features of the invention consist in the simple construction and adaptation of the device possessing superior advantages for all the uses for which such an article is designed,substantially as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my new match-box holder with match-box attached. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the holder, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the holder.

A represents the match-safe, composed of a piece of tin or other suitable material 'bent to form three sides of the body, having the ends bent laterally to form ears (I. a, by means of which the safe can be secured to a wall or other support.

B is the back and bottom composed of one fiat piece, secured to the side piece A by solderin g or other suitablemeans. The forward portion of the bottom is made on an incline, which greatly facilitates the withdrawal of matches. The side edges of the upwardlyextending portion of the back, above the top edge of the safe, are bent and turned inward to form lips I) b, and provide stops or shoulders b b.

C is a piece of sandpaper or other suitable material secured to the outside of the safe by having the upper and lower edges of the tin folded over upon itself and embracing the edges of the paper. The said folded edges may also be crimped or corrugated for firmly holding the paper to prevent its slipping.

D represents an ordinary commercial box of matches. This is held by slipping the back B in between the outer casing of the box and the bottom of the inner box B. hen the outer casing is pushed down to the stops 1) b, the inner box is pushed farther down until its end strikes the bottom of the safe. Then some of the matches roll out into the bottom of the safe.

E is an upright piece of tin attached to the side of the safe, provided with a rough surface by having a piece of sandpaper secured to it in the same manner that the sides of the box have.

F is a removable burned-match holder, having folded side edges by which it may be attached to the side of box A.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- A match-box holder consisting of a matchreceptacle composed of apiece A, bent to form three sides, a piece B bent to form the partlyinclined bottom and the high back, and secured to the side piece A, the back above the sides made a little narrower to form the shoul ders b b and adapted to hold the match-box HORATIO J. NOYES.

Witnesses:

Gno. D. PARKER, H. I. CLARK. 

